Overland Park apartment complex had failed inspections, but was up to code at time of fire

Overland Park apartment complex had failed inspections, but was up to code at time of fire

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Updated: 7:58 PM CDT Mar 28, 2017

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WEBVTT HADWOOD ROOTS.TAISHA WALKER EXPLAINS THEPROBLEM THAT WAS FORFIREFIGHTERS.TAISHA: WE TOUCHED ON THEM LASTWEEK.WOOD SHAKE SHINGLE ROOFS.EMBERS FROM THE TWO APARTMENTSON FIRE WERE ABLE TO SPREAD TO25 HOMES WITH THAT TYPE OFROOFING.FIRE CHIEF BRYAN DEHNER SAYSTHEY ARE NOT BANNED HERE INOVERLAND PARK, BUT MORE HOMESARE SWITCHING TO COMPOSITEROOFINHE SAYS THEY FIGHT FIRESDIFFERENTLY ON HOMES WITH THOSETYPES OF WOODEN ROOFS.HE SAYS FIREFIGHTERS WILL DRENCHTHOSE TYPE OF HOMES TO PREVENTTHEM FROM SPARKING ADDITIONALFIRES.>> THERE IS NO DOUBT FROM OURTACTICS, IF OUR CREWS ARRIVE TOA WOOD SHINGLE HOUSE WITH A ROFIRE, WE ATTACK THAT DIFFERENTLYTHAN WE DO WITH A COMPOSITIONROOFING MATERIAL JUST FOR THEEFFECT OF IT STARTING OTHERFIRES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.TAISHA: THE CITY SAYS IT'SWORKING WITH FAMILIES

Overland Park apartment complex had failed inspections, but was up to code at time of fire

City leaders released more than 130 pages of building permits and inspection reports for the Royale at City Place apartment complex Tuesday.

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Those buildings, according to leaders, were in compliance.

While those buildings were up to code at the time of the fire, it failed its last inspection earlier in March.

The city does more than 80 inspections. One of the CityPlace buildings did not pass all of its fire checks.

The building was written up for failing a fire alarm test, for having paint on sprinklers, and for fire doors having wrong labels.

But the building has at least three fire walls, and all alarms worked during the fire.

Overland Park's code inspector said it was safe for people to live there.

In addition, he said the two buildings that caught fire were also in compliance.

"Based on how far they had progressed in construction, they were in compliance with how far they had progressed," said Overland Park Code Administrator Tim Ryan.

A city estimate says the fire did $20 Million in damage to the apartment complex construction site alone. They estimate an additional $3 Million to $5 Million in damage done to the homes destroyed or harmed by that fire.